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Kingmaker Tab by Megadeth

Kingmaker tab by Megadeth

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Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step)

Submitted by: lorelei

Riff 1

D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-7--9----------7--9----------|
G|-5--7----------5--7----------|
D|-------0-000-0-------0-000-0-|

         * *** *       * *** *
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D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-7--9--10--9--7--10----------|
G|-5--7---8--7--5---8----------|
D|---------------------0-000-0-|

                       * *** *

Final time:

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-7--9--10--9--7--10-----------10-|
G|-5--7---8--7--5---8------------8-|
D|---------------------0-000000----|

                       * ******


Riff 2

D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|------------------------2/3-2-----------|
C|------------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--|
G|---------------------------------2/3-2--|
D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------|

   *  * *  * ****  * *  *        *

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|---------------------2/3-2-----------|
C|---------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--|
G|------------------------------2/3-2--|
D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------|

   * *  * ****  * *  *        *

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|---------------------2/3-2-----------|
C|---------------------2/3-2----2/3-2--|
G|------------------------------2/3-2--|
D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0--------0--------|

   * *  * ****  * *  *        *
1st ending:
D|---------------------------(15----)-|
A|---------------------------(18b20~)-|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------/8-----|
D|-0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0--/6-----|
   * *  * ****  * *  * *  * *
2nd ending:

D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------[see guitar fills section below]-|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0000--0-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

   * *  * ****  * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar fills over Riff 2

Guitar fill #1:
Guitar 1

D|-12----------10----------12--------(12)\-|
A|-15b17~------13b15~------15b17~----(15)\-|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|


Guitar 2

D|-15----------13----------15--------(15)\-|
A|-18b20~------16b18~------18b20~----(18)\-|
F|-----------------*-----------------------| * = bent slightly sharp
C|-----------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|


Guitar fill #2:
Guitar 1

D|-12----------10-----------|
A|-15b17~------13b15~-------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|


Guitar 2

D|-17----------19-----------|
A|-20b22~------22b24~-------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|


End Guitar Fills


Riff 3

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-|

   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
G|--------------/8---------------/5-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0--/6--0--0-0--0-0--/5-|

   *  * *  * *      *  * *  * *

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-|

   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Guitar fills over Riff 3:
Guitar 1

D|--9-------------8--------(-8)\--|
A|-12b14~--------11b13~----(11)\--|
F|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|



D|-12------------10-----|
A|-15b17~--------13b15~-|
F|----------------------|
C|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|



D|--9-------------8------|
A|-12b14~--------11b13~--|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|


Guitar 2

D|-17------------17------|
A|-20b22~--------20b22~--|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|



D|-15------------15------|
A|-18b20~--------18b20~--|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|



D|-17------------17------|
A|-20b22~--------20b22~--|
F|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|


End Guitar Fills


Riff 4

D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-9--------8--7--------6--|
G|-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------|

      * * *       * * *
1st,2nd,3rd ending

D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-5--------4--------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------|

      * * *    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4th ending:

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-5--------4----------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|

      * * *    * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm


Solo (Broderick)

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-[5]-[dive, then raise a whole step]-|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|



D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|-([5])-[raise another 1.5 steps, then dive]-|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|



D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-9p7---7---------------------|
C|-----9---8h9-7h8p7----7------|
G|-------------------10---10p7-|
D|-----------------------------|



D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----6-9p6-9/12~----10b12r10--8b9r8---------|
F|---7---------------------------------9-7-9~-|
C|-9------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

                                       * *

D|---------------------------|
A|---------------12-15b17~~--|
F|-13b14--14b15--------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|


End Solo


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4  [4th ending is same as previous 3 this time]


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)

D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/8--|
D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0--/6--|

   *  * *  * ****  * *  * *  * *

D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------0--|
G|--------------------------------0--|
D|-0--0-0--0-0000--0-0--0-0--0-0-----|

   *  * *  * ****  * *  * *  * *

Solo (Broderick)

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-9b10r9-10p9---------------------|
C|-------------12--(12)[dive down]-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|



D|-----------------------|
A|-9---------------------|
F|---10-9---------9b10~--|
C|--------12-10-9--------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|



D|--------------8----10-8-13-10----------10--------------|
A|---10-9-12-10---12------------12----12-----------------|
F|-9-------------------------------13-------13-12-11-10~-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|



D|-------------------16----------------|
A|-18p17p16h17h18p17----18p17p16h17p16-|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|



D|----------------16\-----------|
A|----------16-17---------------|
F|-17p16h17------------10~----9-|
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|



D|--------7h10h13-10/13-16p12-13/16-19p16p13-|
A|-7h9h10------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|



D|----------------19--(19)[raise 2.5 steps and dive]-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|-19-16-14-16-19------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|


End Solo

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/3--|
D|-2--2-2--2-2222--2-2--2-2--2-2--/3--|

   *  * *  * ****  * *  * *  * *

D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------2--|
G|--------------------------------2--|
D|-2--2-2--2-2222--2-2--2-2--2-2-----|

   *  * *  * ****  * *  * *  * *

Play Riff 3  Solo Rhythm

Solo (Mustaine)

D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
F|-16b18----16b18-14~--|
C|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|



D|-------14----------------------------------|
A|----------17p14-17b19-17b19-17p14----------|
F|-16b18----------------------------16-14-16-|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|



D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|-16p14----16-14~----16b18-|
C|-------16-----------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|



D|-14--17--16--14----------------------------------|
A|-----------------17--16--15-14-------------------|
F|-------------------------------17-16-14-13----16-|
C|-------------------------------------------16----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|



D|----------------------------|
A|-14^------------------------|
F|-14^-----14-16-16b18r16b18--|
C|------16--------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|



D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-14h17p14-14-14h17p14-14-------------------|
F|-------------------------17-16-14----------|
C|----------------------------------17-16-14-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|



D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-17-16-15-14-------------------------|
G|-------------17-16-15-14----14-15-16-|
D|-------------------------17----------|



D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-15-14-------------------------|
D|-------------17-16-15-14-16-15-14-13-|



D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|



D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|



D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-17-16-15-14-------------------------|
G|-------------17-16-15-14----14-15-16-|
D|-------------------------17----------|



D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-15-14-----------------------------|
D|-------------17-16-15-14-16-15-14-13-12~-|


End Solo


Riff 4a

D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
F|-------------------------|
C|-9--------8--7--------6--|
G|-7--7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------------|

      * * *       * * *
1st,2nd,3rd ending

D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-5--------4--------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-5-|
D|-------------------------------------------|

      * * *    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4th ending:

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-5--------4--------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------------------------------------|

      * * *    * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 7

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|-9--------------------7----------------|
G|-7--10----10/11-10----5--7----7/8-7----|
D|-----8--0--8/-9--8--0----5--0-5/6-5--0-|

          *           *       *        *

D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------0-----------------|
G|-5--2--------------0--2--------------|
D|-3--0--0-0--0-0--0----0--0-0--0-0--0-|

         * *  * *  *       * *  * *  *

Final time:

D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|-9--------------------7---------------------|
G|-7--10----10/11-10----5--7----7/8-7----5--2-|
D|-----8--0--8/-9--8--0----5--0-5/6-5--0-3--0-|

          *           *       *        *

Acoustic outro:
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|-----0-------2-------0-------0---|
C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|-----------------3-------0-------|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|

the end

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